Selected Bibliography

Fireflies Blinking

Chávez, Karen. “Discovery of synchronous fireflies at Grandfather Mountain could help ease Smokies crowds.” Asheville Citizen-Times, 3 September 2019. citizen-times.com/story/life/2019/09/03/synchronous-fireflies-have-been-discovered-grandfather-mountain-nc/2165336001/

Chepesiuk, Ron. “Missing the Dark: Health Effects of Light Pollution.” Environmental Health Perspectives, January 2009, pp. A20–A27. doi/10.1289/ehp.117-a20

Doll, Jen. “The Great Smoky Mountains’ Incredible Firefly Light Show.” Mental Floss, 9 June 2014. mentalfloss.com/article/57188/great-smoky-mountains-incredible-firefly-light-show

Dunn, Nick, and Tim Edensor. Rethinking Darkness: Cultures, Histories, Practices. Routledge, 2021.

Falchi, Fabio, et al. “The new world atlas of artificial night sky brightness.” Science Advances, vol 2, no. 6, 2016. Doi:10.1126/sciadv.1600377

Faust, Lynn. Fireflies, Glowworms, and Lightning Bugs: Identification and Natural History of the Fireflies of the Eastern Central United States and Canada. University of Georgia Press, 2017.

Lewis, Sara M., et al. “Firefly tourism: Advancing a global phenomenon toward a brighter future.” Conservation Science and Practice, vol. 3, no. 5, 2021, p. e391. doi/full/10.1111/csp2.391

Lewis, Sara. Silent Sparks: The Wondrous World of Fireflies. Princeton University Press, 2016.

“Synchronous Fireflies.” Learn About the Park. National Park Service. nps.gov/grsm/learn/nature/fireflies.htm

Trimmer, B. A., et al. “Nitric oxide and the control of firefly flashing.” Science, June 2001. doi10.1126/science.1059833

Salamanders Migrating

Baars, Samantha. “Walk like an amphibian: The spotted salamander gets a little help from friends.” C-Ville Weekly, 15 February 2017. c-ville.com/walk-like-amphibian-spotted-salamander-gets-little-help-friends/

Bedrosian, T. A., and R. J. Nelson. “Timing of light exposure affects mood and brain circuits.” Translational Psychiatry, 7 January 2017, p. e1017. doi/10.1038/tp.2016.262

Berenbaum, May. “Sea Monkey^® See, Sea Monkey^® Do.” American Entomologist, vol. 45, no. 2, 1 April 1999, pp. 68–69. doi.org/10.1093/ae/45.2.68

Binkovitz, Leah. “The Surprisingly Colorful Salamanders of Appalachia.” Smithsonian Magazine, 18 June 2013. smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/the-surprisingly-colorful-salamanders-of-appalachia-813148/

Burns, Angus C., et al. “Day and night light exposure are associated with psychiatric disorders: an objective light study in >85,000 people.” Sleep, vol. 46, no. 1. 29, May 2023, p. A136. doi.org/10.1093/sleep/zsad077.0307

Castañón, Laura. “This salamander can regenerate limbs like Deadpool. Can it teach us to do the same?” Northeastern Global News. 22 July 2019. northeastern.edu/2019/07/22/heres-what-we-can-learn-from-a-salamander-that-can-regenerate-its-limbs/

Edwards, Nina. Darkness: A Cultural History. Reaktion Books, 2018.

For, Jonathan. “Salamander Regeneration as a Model for Developing Novel Regenerative and Anticancer Therapies.” Journal of Cancer, 2014, pp. 715–719. doi/10.7150/jc.9971

Jones, Benji. “The animal that’s everywhere and nowhere.” Vox, 25 January 2022. vox.com/22877353/axolotl-salamander-pet-extinction-mexico

Kauer, John. “On the scents of smell in the salamander.” Nature, vol. 417, 16 May 2002, pp. 336–342. doi.org/10.1038/417336a

Kerney, Ryan, et al. “Intracellular invasion of green algae in a salamander host.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, April 2011, p. 108. doi/10.1073/pnas.1018259108

Li, Zhenlong, et al. “Blue light at night produces stress-evoked heightened aggression by enhancing brain-derived neurotropic factor in the basolateral amygdala.” Neurobiology of Stress, vol. 28, January 2024. doi/10.1016/j.ynstr.2023.100600

Merchant, Brian. “The Man Who Turned Night into Day.” Vice, 20 January 2016. vice.com/en/article/9a3y8d/the-man-who-turned-night-into-day

Morrow, Erica, et al. “The Chicago Alley Lighting Project: Final Evaluation Report.” Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority, April 2000. ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/chicago-alley-lighting-project-final-evaluation-report

Paksarian, Diana, et al. “Association of Outdoor Artificial Light at Night with Mental Disorders and Sleep Patterns Among US Adolescents.” JAMA Psychiatry, 2020, p. 77. doi/10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2020.1935

Pearson, Gwen. “Here Be Dragons.” Wired, 18 December 2013. wired.com/2013/12/the-secret-underwater-world-of-dragons/

Rich, Catherine, and Travis Longcore, editors. Ecological Consequences of Artificial Night Lighting. Island Press, 2006.

Steinbach, Rebecca, et al. “The effect of reduced streetlighting on road casualties and crime in England and Wales: controlled interrupted time series analysis.” Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 2015, pp. 1118–1124. jech.bmj.com/content/69/11/1118

Stolzenberg, Lisa, et al. “A Hunter’s Moon: The Effect of Moon Illumination on Outdoor Crime.” American Journal of Criminal Justice, vol. 42, 16 June 2016, pp. 188–197. doi.org/10.1007/s12103-016-9351-9

Van Elk, Michiel, et al. “The neural correlates of the awe experience: Reduced default mode network activity during feelings of awe.” Human Brain Mapping, vol. 40, no. 12, 15 August 2019, pp. 3561–3574. doi/full/10.1002/hbm.24616

Welsh Jr., Hartwell H., and Garth R. Hodgson. “Woodland salamanders as metrics of forest ecosystem recovery: a case study from California’s redwoods.” Ecosphere, vol. 4, no. 5, 2013, pp. 1–25. doi/full/10.1890/ES12-00400.1

Wise, Sharon, et al. “The Effects of Artificial Night Lighting on Tail Regeneration and Prey Consumption in a Nocturnal Salamander (Plethodon cinereus) and on the Behavior of Fruit Fly Prey (Drosophila virilis).” Animals, 17 August 2022. doi/10.3390/ani12162105

Owls Nesting

“Ancients: Owls Through the Years—a Look at the Evolution of Athenian Tetradrachms.” Numismatic Guaranty, 7 December 2011. ngccoin.com/news/article/2245/Ancients-Owls-Through-the-Years-A-Look-at-the-Evolution-of-Athenian-Tetradrachms/

“Appliance Standards Rulemakings and Notices.” U.S. Department of Energy. www.1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/appliance_standards/standards.aspx?productid=4

Baker, M. C. “Bird Song Research: The Past 100 Years.” Bird Behavior, vol. 14, January 2001. researchgate.net/publication/263107344_Bird_Song_Research_The_Past_100_Years

“Eastern Screech-Owl Life History.” All About Birds. Cornell Lab of Ornithology. www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Eastern_Screech-Owl/lifehistory

Gracheva, Elena O., et al. “Molecular basis of infrared detection by snakes.” Nature, vol. 464, 14 March 2010, pp. 1006–1011. nature.com/articles/nature08943

Heisman, Rebecca. “Owl Be Seeing You: Amazing Facts About Owl Eyes.” Bird Calls, American Bird Conservancy. abcbirds.org/blog/owl-eyes

Hölker, Franz, et al. “The Dark Side of Light: A Transdisciplinary Research Agenda for Light Pollution Policy.” Ecology and Society, vol. 15, no. 4, December 2010. jstor.org/stable/26268230?seq=3

“In a Different Light.” NASA. www.science.nasa.gov/mission/hubble/science/science-behind-the-discoveries/wavelengths/

Jimenez, Mikko. “Where Will Rocky the Northern Saw-whet Owl Spend the Holidays?” Migratory Bird Initiative, National Audubon Society, 22 December 2020. audubon.org/news/where-will-rocky-northern-saw-whet-owl-spend-holidays

Job, Jacob. “They Tap into the Magical, Hidden Pulse of the Planet, but What Is the Nighttime Bird Surveillance Network?” Scientific American, 18 August 2023. scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/they-tap-into-the-magical-hidden-pulse-of-the-planet-but-what-is-the-nighttime-bird-surveillance-network/

Longcore, Travis, et al. “Rapid assessment of lamp spectrum to quantify ecological effects of light at night.” Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological and Integrative Physiology, vol. 329, no. 8–9, 12 June 2018, pp. 511–521. doi.org/10.1002/jez.2184

Love, Sarah J. “Sky Islands Are a Global Tool for Predicting the Ecological and Evolutionary Consequences of Climate Change.” Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics, vol. 54, 4 August 2023, pp. 219–236. 10.1146/annurev-ecolsys-102221-050029

Patel, Kasha, et al. “LED lights are meant to save energy. They’re creating glaring problems.” Washington Post, 23 June 2023. washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/interactive/2023/glaring-problem-how-led-lights-worsen-light-pollution/

Romps, David M., et al. “Projected increase in lightning strikes in the United States due to global warming.” Science, 14 November 2014, vol. 346, no. 6211, pp. 851–854. doi/10.1126/science.1259100

“Safe and Effective Wildfire Response.” U.S. Department of Agriculture. www.fs.usda.gov/managing-land/fire/response

Sánchez de Miguel, Alejandro, et al. “Environmental risks from artificial nighttime lighting widespread and increasing across Europe.” Science Advances, vol. 8, no. 37, 14 September 2022. 10.1126/sciadv.abl6891

Sánchez de Miguel, Alejandro, et al. “First Estimation of Global Trends in Nocturnal Power Emissions Reveals Acceleration of Light Pollution.” Remote Sensing, vol. 13, no. 16, 21 August 2021. doi/10.3390/rs13163311

Scott, W. E. D. “Some Observations on the Migration of Birds.” Nature, vol. 24, 21 July 1881. nature.com/articles/024274a0

Senzaki, Masayuki, et al. “Sensory pollutants alter bird phenology and fitness across a continent.” Nature, vol. 587, 11 November 2020, pp. 605–609. nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2903-7

Sheppard, Christine, and Bryan Lenz. “Birds Flying into Windows? Truths About Birds & Glass Collisions from ABC Experts.” American Bird Conservancy, 2023. www.abcbirds.org/blog/truth-about-birds-and-glass-collisions/

Sordello, Romain, et al. “A plea for a worldwide development of dark infrastructure for biodiversity—practical examples and ways to go forward.” Landscape and Urban Planning, vol. 219, March 2022. doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2021.104332

“Spectroscopy: Reading the Rainbow.” NASA. www.hubblesite.org/contents/articles/spectroscopy-reading-the-rainbow

Stark, H., et al. “Nighttime photochemistry: nitrate radical destruction by anthropogenic light sources.” American Geophysical Union. Fall Meeting 2010. ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2010AGUFM.A21C0117S/abstract

Stelloh, Tim. “Tiny owl rescued from Rockefeller Center Christmas tree that traveled 170 miles to NYC.” NBC News, 18 November 2020. nbcnews.com/news/animal-news/tiny-owl-rescued-rockefeller-center-christmas-tree-travelled-170-miles-n1248166

Villing, Alexandra, and Susan Deacy. Athena in the Classical World. Brill, 2001.

“What is the visible light spectrum?” NASA. www.science.nasa.gov/ems/09_visiblelight/

“Why Is the Sky Blue?” SciJinks. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. www.scijinks.gov/blue-sky/

Glowworms Squirming

De Guzman, Edith. “2030 Landscapes: Shade in LA—Rising Heat Inequity in a Sunburnt City.” Sierra Club, 8 June 2022. sierraclub.org/articles/2022/06/2030-landscapes-shade-la-rising-heat-inequity-sunburnt-city

DeVille, Nicole V., et al. “Time Spent in Nature Is Associated with Increased Pro-Environmental Attitudes and Behaviors.” International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18 July 2021, p. 7498. doi/10.3390/ijerph18147498

Falaschi, Rafaela. “Neoceroplatus betaryiensis nov. sp. (Diptera: Keroplatidae) is the first record of a bioluminescent fungus-gnat in South America.” Nature Scientific Reports, 5 August 2019, p. 11291. nature.com/articles/s41598-019-47753-w

Fulton, B. B. “A Luminous Fly Larva with Spider Traits (Diptera, Mycetopilidae).” Annals of the Entomological Society of America, vol. 34, no. 2, 1 June 1941, pp. 289–302. doi/10.1093/aesa/34.2.289

Gaynor, Kaitlyn M., et al. “The influence of human disturbance on wildlife nocturnality.” Science, vol. 360, no. 6394, 15 June 2018, pp. 1232–1235. doi/10.1126/science.aar7121

Henry, Cait M., et al. “It Felt Like Walking Through a Night Sky: Managing the Visitor Experience During Biologically-Based Nighttime Events.” Event Management, March 2022, p. 387–403. doi/3727/152599521X16288665119314

Lemelin, Raynald Harvey, et al. “Entomotourism: The Allure of the Arthropod.” Society and Animals, October 2019, pp. 733–750. doi/10.1163/15685306-00001830

Lemelin, Raynald Harvey, et al. “The Bioluminescent Insects of Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation.” Tourism Cases, June 2023. doi.org/10.1079/tourism.2023.0014

McDonald, Robert I., et al. “The tree cover and temperature disparity in US urbanized areas: Quantifying the association with income across 5,723 communities.” PLOS ONE, 28 April 2021. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0249715

Rockhill, Aimee P., et al. “The Effect of Illumination and Time of Day on Movements of Bobcats (Lynx rufus).” PLOS ONE, July 2013, vol. 8, no. 7, p. e69213. doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0069213

Sorenson, Clyde. “Hunting Carolina Ghosts.” Our State, 27 March 2023. ourstate.com/hunting-carolina-ghosts/

Yin, Yi, et al. “Unequal exposure to heatwaves in Los Angeles: Impact of uneven green spaces.” Science Advances, 28 April 2023, vol. 9, no. 17. doi/10.1126/sciadv.ade8501

Viviani, Vadim R., et al. “A new brilliantly blue-emitting luciferin-luciferase system from Orfelia fultoni and Keroplatinae (Diptera).” Nature Scientific Reports, 15 June 2020, p. 9608.

Moths Transforming

Alcock, John, and Gary Dodson. “The Diverse Mating Systems of Hilltopping Insects.” American Entomologist, Summer 2008, pp. 80–87. doi/10.1093/ae/54.2.80

Bittel, Jason. “Nocturnal pollinators go dark under street lamps.” Nature, 2 August 2017. nature.com/articles/nature.2017.22395

Boeckmann, Catherine. “Do Woolly Worms Really Predict Winter Weather?” Old Farmer’s Almanac, 27 November 2023. almanac.com/woolly-bear-caterpillars-and-weather-prediction

Bogard, Paul. The End of Night: Searching for Natural Darkness in an Age of Artificial Light. Little, Brown and Company, 2013.

Borough and Precinct Crime Statistics. New York City Police Department. nyc.gov/site/nypd/stats/crime-statistics/borough-and-precinct-crime-stats.page

“Countries Urged to Prioritize Protection of Pollinators to Ensure Food Security at UN Biodiversity Conference.” The United Nations, 6 December 2016. un.org/sustainabledevelopment/blog/2016/12/pollinators/

Deitsch, John F., and Sara A. Kaiser. “Artificial light at night increases top-down pressure on caterpillars: experimental evidence from a light-naïve forest.” Proceedings of the Royal Society, 8 March 2023. doi/10.1098/rspb.2023.0153

Ezzell, Tim, et al. “Case Study: Point Pleasant, West Virginia.” Trends and Strategies for Tourism in Appalachia, Appalachian Regional Commission, March 2020, pp. 70–75. arc.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/ARC-Tourism-report-final-Dec-2020-1.pdf

Goulson, Dave. “The insect apocalypse: Our world will grind to a halt without them.” Guardian, 25 July 2021. www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jul/25/the-insect-apocalypse-our-world-will-grind-to-a-halt-without-them

“Leaf Miners: the Inside Story.” Garden Stories. Chicago Botanic Garden. chicagobotanic.org/blog/plant_science_conservation/leaf_miners_inside_story

Li, Yanwei, et al. “A native sericin wound dressing spun directly from silkworms enhances wound healing.” Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, vol. 225, May 2023, p. 13228. doi/10.1016/j.colsurfb.2023.113228

Macgregor, Callum J., et al. “The dark side of street lighting: impacts on moths and evidence for the disruption of nocturnal pollen transport.” Global Change Biology, 1 June 2016. doi/10.1111/gcb.13371

McCormac, Jim. “The hickory horned devil is one giant caterpillar.” Columbus Dispatch, 16 September 2022. dispatch.com/story/lifestyle/home-garden/2022/09/16/caterpillars-are-a-fascinating-part-of-moths-four-stage-life-cycle/68188212007/

McCormac, Jim, and Chelsea Gottfried. Gardening for Moths: A Regional Guide. Ohio University Press, 2023.

Robertson, Stephen M. “Nocturnal Pollinators Significantly Contribute to Apple Production.” Journal of Economic Entomology, vol. 114, no. 5, October 2021, pp. 2155–2161. doi/10.1093/jee/toab145

“Species Spotlight Cecropia Moth.” National Park Service. nps.gov/articles/species-spotlight-cecropia-moth.htm

Stevenson, Alexa. “Why are moths attracted to light?” Penn State News, 19 October 2008. psu.edu/news/research/story/probing-question-why-are-moths-attracted-light/

Tanizaki, Jun’ichirō. In Praise of Shadows. 1933. Leete’s Island Books, 1977.

Travouillon, Kenny J., at al. “All-a-glow: spectral characteristics confirm widespread fluorescence for mammals.” Royal Society Open Science, 4 October 2023. doi/10.1098/rsos.230325

Van Doren, Benjamin M., et al. “Drivers of fatal bird collisions in an urban center.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 7 June 2021, p. 118. doi/full/10.1073/pnas.2101666118

Van Doren, Benjamin M., et al. “High-intensity urban light installation dramatically alters nocturnal bird migration.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2 October 2017, p. 114. doi/10.1073/pnas.1708574114

Van Geffen, Koert G., et al. “Artificial light at night causes diapause inhibition and sex-specific life history changes in a moth.” Ecology and Evolution, 25 April 2014. doi/10.1002/ece3.1090

Van Langevelde, Frank. “Artificial night lighting inhibits feeding in moths.” Biology Letters, 1 March 2017. doi/10.1098/rsbl.2016.0874

Winn, Marie. Central Park in the Dark: More Mysteries of Urban Wildlife. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008.

Bats Flying

Adams, Joshua, et al. “Success of Brandenbark™, an Artificial Roost Structure Designed for use by Indiana Bats.” Journal of the American Society of Mining and Reclamation, vol. 4. doi/10.21000/jasmr15010001

Calma, Justine. “Giving a bat flowers might preempt a pandemic.” The Verge, 16 November 2022. https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/16/23461080

Celly, Courtney. “Bats are one of the most important misunderstood animals.” U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. www.fws.gov/story/bats-are-one-most-important-misunderstood-animals

Chen, Caroline. “The Scientist and the Bats.” ProPublica, 22 May 2023. www.propublica.org/article/australia-bats-hendra-research-pandemic-prevention

Cheng, Tina L., et al. “The scope and severity of white-nose syndrome on hibernating bats in North America.” Conservation Biology, 20 April 2021. doi.org/10.1111/cobi.13739

Eby, Peggy, et al. “Pathogen spillover driven by rapid changes in bat ecology.” Nature, vol. 613, 16 November 2022, pp. 340–344. doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-05506-2

Lu, Manman, et al. “Does public fear that bats spread COVID-19 jeopardize bat conservation?” Biological Conservation, vol. 254, February 2021. doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2021.108952

O’Shea, Thomas J., et al. “Bat Flight and Zoonotic Viruses.” Emerging Infections Diseases, vol. 20, no. 5, May 2014, pp. 741–745. doi.org/10.3201/eid2005

Palmer, Brian. “The case for spider conservation: They keep pests from devouring humans’ food supply.” Washington Post, 21 July 2014. www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/the-case-for-spider-conservation-they-keep-pests-from-devouring-humans-food-supply

Pinson, Jerald. “What is it good for? Absolutely one thing. Luna moths use their tails solely for bat evasion.” Research News. Florida Museum of Natural History. www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/what-is-it-good-for-absolutely-one-thing-luna-moths-use-their-tails-solely-for-bat-evasion/

“Rabies.” One Health, American Veterinary Medical Association. avma.org/resources-tools/one-health/rabies

Shen, Zhiyuan, et al. “Biomechanics of a moth scale at ultrasonic frequencies.” Biophysics and Computational Biology, 12 November 2018, pp. 12200–12205. doi/10.1073/pnas.1810025115

Straka, Tanja M., et al. “Tree Cover Mediates the Effect of Artificial Light on Urban Bats.” Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, vol. 7, 2019. doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2019.00091

Verant, Michelle L., et al. “White-nose syndrome initiates a cascade of physiologic disturbances in the hibernating bat host.” BMC Physiology, 9 December 2014. doi.org/10.1186/s12899-014-0010-4

Voigt, Christian C., and Tigga Kingston. Bats in the Anthropocene: Conservation of Bats in a Changing World. Springer, 2015.

Windmill, James Frederick Charles, et al. “Keeping up with bats: dynamic auditory tuning in a moth.” Current Biology, 19 December 2006. doi/10.1016/j.cub.2006.09.066

“Why are bats important?” U.S. Geological Survey. www.usgs.gov/faqs/why-are-bats-important

Foxfire Glowing

Anthony, Mark A., et al. “Enumerating soil biodiversity.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 7 August 2023. doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2304663120

Balding, Mung, and Kathryn J. H. Williams. “Plant blindness and the implications for plant conservation.” Conservation Biology, vol. 30, no. 6, 24 April 2016, pp. 1192–1199. doi/abs/10.1111/cobi.12738

“Blinded by the lights—nearly one in four drivers think most car headlights are too bright… and the problem is getting worse.” Drive. Royal Automobile Club, 8 March 2022. rac.co.uk/drive/news/motoring-news/nearly-one-in-four-drivers-think-most-car-headlights-are-too-bright/

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Bush, Evan. “Amazon forests of the underground: Why scientists want to map the world’s fungi.” NBC News, 12 December 2021. nbcnews.com/science/science-news/amazon-forests-underground-scientists-want-map-worlds-fungi-rcna7899

Costanzi, Stefano. “Rhodopsin and the others: a historical perspective on structural studies of G protein-coupled receptors.” Current Pharmaceutical Design, vol. 15, no. 35, pp. 3994–4002. doi/10.2174/138161209789824795

Cox, D. T. C., et al. “Majority of artificially lit Earth surface associated with the non-urban population.” Science of the Total Environment, vol. 841, 1 October 2022. doi/10.1016/jscitotenv.2022.156782

Ekirch, Roger A. At Day’s Close: Night in Times Past. Norton, 2005.

El Kouarti, Joyce. “The invasion of the forest destroyers—and how science is fighting back.” U.S. Forest Service, 23 April 2021. fs.usda.gov/features/invasion-forest-destroyers-and-how-science-fighting-back

Gorzelak, Monika A. “Inter-plant communication through mycorrhizal networks mediates complex adaptive behaviour in plant communities.” AoB Plants, 15 May 2015. doi/10.1093/aobpla/plv050

Hawksworth, David L., and Robert Lücking. “Fungal Diversity Revisited: 2.2 to 3.8 Million Species.” Microbiology Spectrum, vol. 5, no. 4, 28 July 2017. doi/10.1128/microbiolspec.funk-0052-2016

Holmes, Rebecca. “Seeing single photons.” Physics World, December 2016, pp. 28–31. research.physics.illinois.edu/QI/Photonics/pdf/PWDec16Holmes.pdf

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Kyba, Christopher C. M., et al. “Citizen scientists report global rapid reductions in the visibility of stars from 2011 to 2022.” Science, 19 January 2023, vol. 379, no. 6629, pp. 265–268. doi/10.1126/science.abq7781

McCarthy, Erin. “Why Did Pirates Wear Eye Patches?” Mental Floss, 4 September 2013. mentalfloss.com/article/52493/why-did-pirates-wear-eye-patches

Muller, Joann, and Nathan Bomey. “Relief from ultra-bright headlights is coming—but slowly.” Axios, 26 February 2023. axios.com/2023/02/26/car-headlights-too-bright-led

Parsley, Kathryn M. “Plant awareness disparity: A case for renaming plant blindness.” Plants People Planet, vol. 2, no. 6, 3 October 2020, pp. 598–601. doi/10.1002/ppp3.10153

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Ro, Christine. “Why ‘plant blindness’ matters—and what you can do about it.” BBC, 24 February 2022. bbc.com/future/article/20190425-plant-blindness-what-we-lose-with-nature-deficit-disorder

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Young, Robin, and Samantha Raphelson. “One Mycologist on Why Fungi Are Critical for the Survival of Life on This Planet.” Here & Now. WBUR, 28 January 2019. wbur.org/hereandnow/2019/01/28/mushrooms-fungi-disease-bees

Moon Gardens Blooming

Ajmani, Gaurav S., et al. “Effects of Ambient Air Pollution Exposure on Olfaction: a Review.” Environmental Health Perspectives, November 2016, pp. 1683–1693. doi/10.1289/EHP136

Bennie, Jonathan, et al. “Artificial light at night alters grassland vegetation species composition and phenology.” Journal of Applied Ecology, 28 April 2017, pp. 442–450. doi/10.1111/1365-2664.12927

Berkowitz, Rachel. “Dark-sky advocates confront threats from above and below.” Physics Today, 9 February 2022. doi.org/10.1063/PT.6.2.20220209b

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Clark, Stuart. “Are Elon Musk’s ‘megaconstellations’ a blight on the night sky?” Guardian, 12 September 2020. theguardian.com/science/2020/sep/12/stars-astronomy-spacex-satellite-elon-musk

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